Initial identification device



Aug`.719, 1930. C. FLINT 1,773,480

INITIAL IDENTIFICATION DEVICE Filed May 15, 1929 2 Sheets-Sheet l IF FOUND RETU N` T0 /o/ ?IWWT'DI Aug. 19, l1930. C' F| |NT 1,773,480

INITIAL IDENTIFICATION DEVICE Filed May 15, 1929 2 sheets-sheet 2 10 other article Patented Aug. 19, 1930 l Unirse'srATS CLARENCE FLINT, or :sinMINeIIAiiI,VV ENGLAND INITIAL IDENTIFICATION -DEVICEV- f Application, flied May 15, 192e, serial No. 363,386, an@ in eifeamsritain August 31,11'928.

This invention relates to identiiication devices, compri-Sing initial or other letters,

forattachment to hand-bags, p-urses, pouches,

attache-cases and other articles. t

The' object of the 'present inventionis to enable an identiiication device to beireadily made up With a combination of any two or more letters, which may `correspond 'to the initials of the owner ofl thehand-bag or `Accordingto the invention, the ide'ntiiication device comprisesa frame or holder having vflanged edges or guides beneath or kwith Which separate letters units may be slid from 15 an o'pe'n end or side of the said frame or holder, the said open end or side being adapted tobeaclosed, after Vthe letter units haye been'introduced, by means of a separate bar c or' other member. Theframe may be sel 20 cured to the handbag or the like by means of pins, prongs or similar means carriedv by the said frame, the same being passed through the material of the articleandbent `or clinched over at the back. Preferably the r separate end bar or closure member is ap-v plied to the face of the frame or holder and carries oneV or more of the said pins or the like, which thus serve to secure the bar in place as Well as to attach the frame tothe 'gbag or the like. To prevent lateral tilting or canting of the closure bar When the prongs.

or the like-thereon are being bent over, projections may be provided on the said bar I adapted to engage apertures in or suitable L partson the frame or holder. The .prongs y, 'forattaching-the identilication device may, f after being passed throughrthe material of the hand-bag or other article, be engaged through holes in a metal back plate Which may carry a card for bearing the name and address of the owner.

Figure lot the accompanying drawings I is a" front view of 'an identification device x constructed'in accordance With this invention and shown iitted to the iiap of a hand Lba Figure 2 is a view of the rear or inside face of the flap, showing the back plate (With the 'name and address card)l through which projections 'adapte Which" the projections 'on the endfbar fitinte of 'the frame.'

the name and address cardand the Celluloid covering removed; to' 'showv the bentov'er 55' prongs oftheidentification"device.` c

'Figure 4 represents a Ycross-sectionr on Vthe line 454, Figure 1Q, l VFigure 5 is a "cross-section' on the Vline 5 5, `Figure l.l c f j f 60 Figure Grepresents a longitudinalsection on theline 6;6,x11`igure1.V it 'i Figure 7 shovvslthe frame of the identification device beforeit'hasbeen attached, and before the'v end bar Vci' theinitial letters C5 (shown separately),v have been fitted in place. Y Y Figure Sillu'stratesa modiiied arrange" ment in which the end bar is provided with l dto engage'slotsin Vthe v frame or holder. t f l c 5 l 70` Figure 9 is a cross-'section through the said modiiied larrangement after` the device hasV beeniattached, 'illustrating the/manner in theslots inthe frame. y 75 fFigure l0 is a vievi7 of a lurthermodified arrangement in which special prongs are provid'edlonthe end bar forvsecuring ittoy the frame. i

Figure/r11y is alsectional;vievv fof the ',ar- 80 ,rangement illustrated inthe preceding' iig-v ure, showing'the prongs for rvthe attachment of the'en'd bar bent'y over against the back Referring to` Figures 1 to 7 of the drawy85 ings, fthe identification device consistshfof"a rectangular metal carrier framel of skeleton form .having upon its front r:face/overhanging flanges 2 extendingalong the top Va'ndfrb'ot`- tom edges and `along one end, -leavingthe 90 l' opposite. end open. [The said framev is adapted to receive two or more separate letter units 3, eac-hof which consists of 'a rectangular4 metal border` enclosing any desired letter joined to theborder, each unit comprising 95 the border and letterv being preferably stamped or cutoutintegrally fromv a blank. The said letterunits'are adaptedtobefslid into the carrierjframe 1*"from theopenA endVv Vso as' to'engafge beneath the vianges 2 and liey 100 c closely side by side. Two or more units may be thus inserted, and thus any desired combination of initials may be readily obtained. The carrier frame may be strengthened by one or more vertical cross-pieces which are posi-tioned to lie behind the vadjacent border parts of the letter units, so that the letters themselves are situated in front of thek openings of the carrier frame.

After the letter units 3 have been inserted in the frame 1, the open end of the latter is closed by a separate metal bar 4 which seats itself upon the frame at the said open Yend so as to engage between the ends of the side flanges 2, as illustra-ted in Figure 1'. The frame is secured to the bag or the like by three prongs, namely by a prong 5' carried by the back of the closed end portion of the frame and b y a pair of prongs 6 carried by the 'back of the closure'bar 4. These prongs Gare flat orrof a rectangular section and are adapted to be passed through slots 7 (see Figure 7) in the frame, after which all three prongs are passed through the material of the bag'8, and are engaged with holes 7 in a back plate 9. The latter serves as a holder for an address card 10, as described in Let ters Patent of the United States, No. 1,618,073 granted to vme February 15, 1927,

- the three prongs being bent down into grooves 11 in theback plate as shown in F igure 3; The card 10 is slid beneath flanges on the back plate Sand is protected by a celluloid covering 12. The prongs on the closure bar not only assist in securing the frame to the bag, butalso hold the bar in place `upon l the frame.

If desired the closure bar 4 may carry a single-pin 6 adapted to engage ahole 7 in the frame 1, as illustratedrin Figures 8 and 9, whilst in order to prevent the bar from tilting or canting laterally when the pin 6 Y is being bent over, `the said bar may be pro- Y passed through theholes 7- in `the frame.

vided upon its underside, with rearwardlyprojecting lugs 11S-which engage and fit closely Within slots or apertures 14 in the frame 1.

If desired, means may be provided for at-' taching the closure bar tothe frame inde# pendently of the prongs which secure the device to the material, as shown in Figures 10 and 11. Thus, the closure bar 4 is provided in addition toV the attachment prongs 6 with a pair of prongs 15 adapted tovbe passed through a hole 16 `in-the framed and bent baclr against thercar face of the latter, as shown in `AFigure 11, the prongs 6 Vbeiiig n this manner the frame may be closed and the initial letters 3 prevented from being detached before` the device is fixed to the ma terial. Y' 'Y Y y VFour prongs or pinsfmay be provided for securing the device, two on theclosure bar and two on the frame; or any other suitable number of prongs or pins may be employed.

Having fully-described my invention, what I desire to claim and secure by Letters Patent is 1. An identification device comprising a holder, an attachment prong on the holder, guides on the holder, letter units adapted to be slid into the guides. from the one end of the holder, a bar for'closing the said end of the holder so as to hold the letter units in place, and a prong on the bar adapted to be passed through the Vholder and through the article to which the device is to be attached.

2. An identification device comprising a frame, flanges at the sides of the frame, letter units adapted to be slid beneath the flanges from the one-end of the frame, a bar for closing the said end of the Vframe, a prong on the bar for passing through the frame and through Vthe material to which the device is to be attached, and a projection on the bar adapted to engage an opening in the frame.

3. An identification device for attachment to handbags and the like comprising a frame having bendable prongs suitable for engaging the hand bag material and having angular inturned flanges along three sides and a. hole at its open end, letter units-slidably aranged With Itheir top and bottom margins underneath the adjacent flanges, and a closure bar which has a prong arranged to eX- tend through the hole in the frame and engage the hand bag material.

In testimony whereof 'I afliX my signature.

VCLARENCE FLINT.

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